Stove-board



HUTC STOVE BOARD.

APPLICATION FlLE D NOV. 4, 1920- 1,387,402.

Patented A 9 21.

UNITED STATE AUGUST HUTGl-I, or. CHICAGO; ILLINOIS.

PATENT or fice-l STOVE-BOARD.

To all whom it may concern: g I

Beit known that I, AUGUST-I-IUTOH, a "citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago,

in the county of Cook and State of Illinois,

have invented certain new andfluseful Im-L.

movements in ove-Boards, or which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in base" boards especiallyadapted for use in connection with heat stoves and the like.

Briefly stated, this invention aims to provide a base or stove boardhaving a slidable tray which may be readily and conveniently moved toits extended position in front of the stove so as to collect hot ashesand the like which drop from the ash pit of the l stove when the latterisbeingcleaned.

Afurther object of the invention is to provide a stove board having anash collecting tray which when notin use is entirely concealed from viewso as not to mar the appearance of the room within which the stove islocated. I i

A further object of the invention is to provide'a stove board whichis ofhighly I simplified construction, efiicient in use and part of thisapplication and in which like numerals are employed to designate likeparts throughoutthe same:

cheap to manufacture. Y

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent duringthe course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing, formingxa Figure 1 is a side elevation ofthe improved stove board, the-tray of the same being shown extended;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary perspective of the improved stove board, parts.being broken aways Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional viewtakenon line' 3-3 of Fig.2. I

In the drawing wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown apreferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 10 generallydesignates a heat stove which is adapted to be arranged within a roomfor the purpose of heating the same. The stove 10. which in itself formsno part of this inventiomis mounted upon a stove or base board generallydesignated by the numeral 12. The stove board comprises a base board 14having its longitudinal edge portions formed with spaced parallelupstandin sides 16to whicha metallic cover plate 1 the ashes.

7 -Specifieation of Letters Patent. Patented Aug. 9, 1921 hpplieationfiled November 4,1920. Serial-No. 421,?25. 1 I r i is secured bymeans-of fastening elements l8. The metallic cover plate 17 extendsover. they edges of the upstanding sides .16 sog that the cover. platewill besecurelyconnected lt'of andwso as to provide a ing flanges24which contact with the adjacent edges of the upstanding'sides 16. The

flanges 24;.therefore constitute guides which engage the upstandingsides 16 so as to preis withdrawn or movedinto ment. 2 p

. When in an extended position, as illustrated in F ig52'ofthedrawing's,the tray 22 is adapted to receive the hot ashes and the like droppedfrom the ash pit when the stove is beingoleaned. As illustrated in Fig.1, the drawer 26. of the stove extends the compartvent the tray 22 frombinding when the same i to a pointadjacent the outer side of the stoveboard and frequently the ashes are caused to drop from the drawer 26onto the carpet surrounding the stove. r This frequently results indamage to the carpet or rug and in some cases causes fire. The tray 22collects the ashes whichdrop from the drawer 26 so that the ashes willbe prevented from dropping onto the carpet. or floor. The upstandingguide ,flanges'24 ofthe tray constitute a retaining'means for The traymay be removed from the stove board so that the ashes dropped upon thesame may be conveniently conveyed to a suitable point of disposal.

, As illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3, a longitudinally curved leaf spring28' iszanchored to one upstanding side wall 16 of the, base member andhas frictional contact with theadjacent flange 24 so as tosecure thetray in a set position. In this manner thetray is securely held withinthe compartment 20 or may be held in an extended position.

With referenceto the foregoing, it will be apparent that a stove boardconstructed in accordance with this invention will 'effectively preventthe ashes dropped from the stove or the drawer of the same from 5 ablyinjuring the same. 7

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed as new is:

1. A stove board having upstanding sides and a cover plate secured tosaid sides thereby forming a compartment, a tray slidable Within saidcompartment, and yieldable means Within the compartment andengaging thetray to hold the same in a set position.

2. A stove board comprising a base board having upstanding sides at itslongitudinal edge portions and a cover plate securedto and bridging saidsides thereby forming a compartment, and a tray slidable Within saidcompartment and having its edgeportions formed with upstanding guidescontacting With the upstanding sides of the'base board, the upstandingsides of said tray forming a retaining means for ashes'and theupslidable in said compartment and having its edge portions formed Withupstanding flanges constituting retaining means for the ashes droppedupon the tray and forming guides for the tray, and a leaf spring Withinthe base member between the adjacent 0pposed sides of the compartmentand afiange' on the tra and in contact Withsaid flangeto retain't e trayinaset position.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

; AUGUST HUTCH"; as

